Jhalwa Village

Jhalwa Village, with population of 6711 is Allahabad sub district's the 5th most populous village, located in Allahabad sub district of Allahabad district in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Jhalwa village is 1 km2 and it is the 23rd smallest village by area in the sub district. Population density of the village is 8604 persons per km2.

Sadar is the sub district head quarter and the distance from the village is 10 km. District head quarter of the village is Allahabad which is 10 km away.

Demographics

The village is home to 6711 people, among them 3655 (54%) are male and 3056 (46%) are female. 83% of the whole population are from general caste, 17% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Jhalwa village is 11%, among them 54% are boys and 46% are girls. There are 1164 households in the village and an average 6 persons live in every family.

Growth of population

Population of the village has increased by 177.5% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 2418. Female population growth rate of the village is 175.8% which is -3.2% lower than male population growth rate of 179%. General caste population has increased by 218.9%; Schedule caste population has increased by 66.8% and child population has increased by 109.9% in the village since last census.

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 836 females per 1000 male in the village. Sex ratio in general caste is 839, in schedule caste is 821 and in schedule tribe is 714. There are 837 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the village. Overall sex ratio in the village has decreased by 10 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 44 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Literacy

Total 4724 people in the village are literate, among them 2801 are male and 1923 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Jhalwa is 79%. 87% of male and 71% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the village has increased by 18%. Male literacy has gone up by 12% and female literacy rate has gone up by 26%.

Workers profile

Jhalwa has 28% (1908) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 44% male and 9% female population are working population. 39% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 6% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 6% of total female population are main and 3% are marginal workers.